AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPacific Skills Launch: Australia officially kicked off its Pacific Australia Skills program in Papua New Guinea, aiming to build job-ready technical and vocational training for young people. Disaster Tech in Cebu: Mandaue City is weighing a one-year rental of a firefighting drone after a Taiwanese demo—able to lift hoses up to 100 meters—before deciding whether to buy. Ocean Boom in Science: The Ocean Census alliance says it identified 1,121 new marine species in a year, including a “ghost shark” and a worm living inside a glass sponge. Timor-Leste’s Regional Push: Timor-Leste is preparing for the 2029 ASEAN Summit with an international convention centre development project, while Ambassador Karlito Nunes highlighted deeper India–Timor-Leste cooperation. Public Health Pressure: Cebu City’s anti-rabies vaccine supply is critically low, threatening herd immunity unless emergency action is taken. Border Security: Indonesia intensified anti-drone training along the West Kalimantan–Malaysia border to counter unmanned aerial misuse.
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